Localisation will likely make India an infeasible market for services: Rama Vedashree

After getting the nod of the Union Cabinet, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, has been listed for introduction in Parliament’s winter session. The Bill, which is based on the report submitted by the BN Srikrishna committee, has come in for critical examination given its stance on some of the contentious topics. Rama Vedashree, CEO of Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India and one of the members of the Srikrishna panel, in particular, has registered her protest against the ‘localisation’ requirement through a dissenting note. Here, she shares some of her thoughts on the Bill and what it portends for personal data security in the country. Excerpts:

What’s your overall view on the Bill given the challenges and opportunities that the committee faced?